Liquid natural gas, or LNG, made news as a greener alternative to fossil fuels and a hot commodity with growth predicted.
Last month the US exported more liquid natural gas than it imported for the first time in 60 years. NAFTA trading partners, Canada and Mexico are the biggest customers. The Department of Energy sees more growth ahead. read more via The Week
Thirteen of 73 cruise ships on order to be delivered between 2017 and 2026 will be powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas), and the trend toward LNG-powered cruise ships is moving forward as more operators commit to the alternative fuel. Carnival Corporation is leading the way, and will be the first to run LNG in service. read more via Cruise Industry News
“We are committed to reducing our air emissions and improving air quality by evaluating new and established solutions such as LNG — an especially promising option because of its environmental and other benefits. We are proud to be on the forefront of advancing LNG as a fuel source for the cruise industry and creating an entirely new model for powering next-generation cruise ships. We look forward to a productive partnership with Shell, which has the experience and shared commitment to quality, safety and operational efficiency needed to help us bring this innovative LNG initiative to life with the first fully LNG-powered ships in the global cruise industry.” said Tom Strang of Carnival read more via PR Newswire
Blue Origin is building the New Glenn rocket for Jeff Bezos of Amazon. “Our vision is millions of people living and working in space, and New Glenn is a very important step.” read more via The Australian
Natural gas from U.S. shale fields is emerging as an important geopolitical tool as the United States and its allies seek to end the stranglehold Russia has long had on natural gas supplies on which Europe depends, the State Department’s top energy official said in an interview. read more via Houston Chronicle
Europe will become the third continental customer for U.S. LNG with a delivery set to arrive in Portugal this week. The U.S. is expected to increase global LNG supplies by 15–20 percent next year; how will European and Russian suppliers react? read more via marinelink.com
“If this combination for the BE-4 gives them a simple, reliable design that is easy to manufacture, then it could be a game changer,” said G. Scott Hubbard, professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford University and former director of NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Federal Airfield in Silicon Valley. read more via LA Times
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